International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-03-18
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Lynn Ruane (IND), University of Dublin

Amendment No. 269 seeks the deletion of “and the same social welfare”, and the substitution of ", social welfare”. Can I clarify that this is in relation to successful IP applications? Are we then removing the equality of social welfare access by removing “and the same social welfare”, and substituting ", social welfare” even though the applications are successful? What is intended by the removal of “and the same social welfare”?

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Sitting date: 2026-03-18